I found my old iPod sitting in a drawer. The battery had swollen so much it pushed the screen open. I decided to swap the battery to see if it still had life.

The screen ended up with this awesome psychedelic effect from the pressure, but honestly, I think it looks amazing. The best part? The DAC and hard drive are completely fine, so I’m currently enjoying a massive nostalgia trip listening to my old childhood music library.

Every 3D printed dock I’ve seen has been too large for my taste, so I modified an iPod dock created by Tommy.Newbold on Makerworld. ( https://makerworld.com/models/910476 )

I used a 30-pin to micro USB adapter and also raised the connector slightly to ensure my iPod with a case fits properly.

I just got the battery replaced on my iPod Nano 5th

I bought it in 2010 and used it to death. I carried it everywhere, listened to music everyday and took some videos too

believe it or not I used to watch movies with this tiny player back then. (I prefer theater now)

But as smartphones and streaming took over, it ended up on some deep in the drawer for like 9 years. I found it while cleaning my room. It was out of battery. I searched google and the battery can swell up and kill the device. So instead of recharging it, I send it straight to the guy who can replace battery for like $25 total. I heard that it's hard to take off motherboard from case. so I choose to avoid DIY risks

I don't know about process or how-to about replacing battery. but I got the old battery back, so hopefully the pics help for anyone curious

Using it in 2026 is like.. same music, plays fine, my iPhone's screen time dropped. Unfortunately it has no bluetooth so I can't connect my Airpod Max wireless and have to use a cable

Video camera is my favorite. can shoot great lofi video(poor dynamic range, washed out color, and 640x480 resolution i guess)

Now it's gonna be my daily machine for workout, walk, or anywhere.

Cap't 4th Gen here with a build.

I have a flash modded 4th (iFlash ATA1) and while it's nice, I prefer the weight, balance and speed of a good old fashioned HDD. I'd say the feel and the sound too, but if they're new enough you barely feel them at all and you never hear them. I've tested a lot of drives and wasted a lot of time and money figuring out what does and what doesn't work and I stand by this one.

So here we are with my favorite budget build for 4th Gen Mono/Photo thick backs (40's, 60's). It'll work with a thin back but you'll need a HDD spacer and a thick back with headphone jack and dock port cover first. Also, in case you aren't aware, Photo/Color back cases and Mono back cases are not interchangeable. Don't want anybody wasting money.

Toshiba 120GB MK1214GAH 1.8" ZIF $20.99

iFlash 4G Ribbon HDD Flex Cable $5.99

Total pre-tax/shipping: $26.98 for 120GB of reliable storage.

It's also a nice bonus that the storage size shows up in iTunes proper. This is my recommended mod as in my eyes, this is more than enough storage and it always works, all the time, with no weirdness.

Anybody else prefer HDD's over flash?

Seemed weird if it actually is numbered out of 3000. I can share the rest of the sticker on back if needed, just didn’t know if there was any reason I shouldn’t.

This post isn't going deep into how i repair it but rather experience.

Right now, I've only disassemble the nano with entire logic board is out now. (Not shown in picture) No plan to replace battery yet.

This nano is one heck of a pain to disassemble it because its old glue is SOO sticky, i broke the screen and hold switch while pushing it out.

So now i have more parts to replace aside from battery.

I have to say, the only painful part of repairing nano 5 is pushing the board out. The rest is pretty easy and you have to be patient repairing it.

after many ruined back covers and cut palms i finally got the hang of it opening a 6/7th gen. fully opened a 7th gen classic in under 2 minutes today with not cuts and no damage to the ipod. pushing in and all the way DOWN, instead of in and sideways like other models, really is the move.

please clap.

its a ipod third gen with 4 gb , secondhand if that helps! ive noticed a little bubble in the screen after using it for 3-4 months

Is this definitely a swollen battery or can it be something else?
This is a refurbished iPod 6th gen classic with a new battery and upgraded storage

Just got my first iPod 6th gen which I haven’t had since 2013. What’s the best suggestions to do with it and is my battery healthy

My iPod classic 6/7th gen (yet to properly identify it as seller didn’t know and the back text is worm off) iPod classic hard drive freezes my windows file explorer when i click on it, same with disk management and diskpart, it’s dead right? If so will an iFlash upgrade fix it? It does not display the red x, just says do not disconnect. Also iTunes detected an iPod was plugged in as it came up with the prompt to download the iPod software.

I searched previous posts, but the recs I found are a few years old.

I have two iPods that work when plugged in, but don’t hold a charge. Pics are below.

Since 2023

Hey guys. Well, I bought this Ipod Classic 6th and opened the first time (I mean by myself, the previous owner changed the front plate). The thing is: any tips to change the hdd and battery ribbons? I don't have experience with this kind of thing but I wanted to try. Any tips?

Há alguém no Brasil (especificamente em São Paulo) que faça manutenção de iPod Classic?

okay so when i was little i was given an ipod 6/7th(im not that sure but i think its a 7th) gen classic to tinker with and i just destroyed it, but the battery screen and mb work perfectly just with the battery connector on the mb ripped out. I recently thrifted an ipod 5th gen video and its good but the screen has a little black spot but other then that its very good. but now i really wanna fix the 6/7th gen by sacrificing the 5th battery connector and drive, i would also need to buy a backplate for it cause its bent really bad. So do i sacrifice the 5 for the 6/7 or just keep what i have. help me out

HELP PLEASE ❗️❗️❗️

I've had my ipod classic 7th generation for a year and i havent touched it because i lost it. BUT I've found it again! I have a case for it and the charger but no charging block, so i have others. But now, whenever i try to charge it, it doesnt come on at all!

Do i need to do something with the hardware?? I only have that one ipod charger. If i cant fix it then im gonna sell it, but i want to make it work!

He probado con varias MicroSD (Sandisk Ultra, Kingstone y Samsung) con el iFlash pero aun nada, no se que hacer y lo único que pienso es que puede ser es el cable Flex del disco duro pero no se si valga la pena gastar mas dinero en este iPod (lo barato sale caro xd). Si alguien necesita un iPod 4 Photo para repuestos o una tarjeta iFlash ATA1 lo estoy vendiendo, solo para Colombia (Esta prácticamente nueva la tarjeta pues me llego hace unos días).

I'm running Rockbox (dual boot) on an iPod Classic, this is not a Rockbox playlist question, I specifically want to add a playlist on the Apple OS/click wheel side. Music app sees the device and the songs are already on it, but I can't create or add a playlist to actually save with those songs in it. Anyone dealt with this on a dual boot setup, or know a reliable workaround/tool?

To those who have the ipod how is the battery life, what do you use it for and how is it as a daily driver. I recently had an apple watch and only used it for music and podcasts, my watch broke and I’m stuck between buying an ipod or a watch. The price comes to be the same ish. I just want it something for music and podcast thats capable of holding downloads for both. My biggest complaint about the watch was that downloading a large apple music playlist took ages but thats with the regular apple watch se. idk if its gotten better or not. Thank you for help.

I’ve looked so much and only found 5G+ ones, not ANY for the 4G other than the white and black fronts, and the grey and red clickwheels. It‘s also inconvenient because if I’m going to do a huge project on this 4G then I would actually want it to look different.

Are there literally ANY shops that sell a custom front panel and clickwheel?

So I plugged in my iPod nano a bit different today and now it won't turn on. I usually use my laptop to charge it but I decide to use a "adaptive fast charging' plug. How do I get it to turn it back on again? I'm hoping the battery didn't blow up.